The right answer is 18.8333333... Or 18 7.5/9
you first plug (substitute) in y
-3x - 3(-5x-17)=3
then distribute
-3x+15x+51=3
now combine like terms
12x+51=3
subtract to get 12x by itself
12x=3-51 or 12x=-48
lastly divide by 12 to find x
12x/12=-48/12
x=-4
now find y by plugging x into the other equation
y=-5(-4)-17
y=3
(-4,3)
If you would like to simplify <span>4 + (-3) - 2 * (-6), you can do this using the following steps:
</span><span>4 + (-3) - 2 * (-6) = 4 - 3 + 2 * 6 = 1 + 12 = 13
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The correct result would be 13.
